Awards Earned

Top 100 in Texas

Among the top 100 childcare centers statewide — a distinction earned by fewer than 1% of licensed centers across Texas.

Most Compassionate

Earned the highest compassion score in Frisco. This dimension captures how families describe staff empathy, how concerns are handled, and the emotional environment of the center.

Best Management

Earned the highest management score in Frisco. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, communication, operational consistency, and the overall tone families experience from leadership.

Full Ranking Detail

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Essentials Preschool is a locally owned, faith-based Christian preschool in the Chapel Creek community of Frisco, TX, serving infants through preschool age with flexible enrollment options. The center has earned consistent 5-star parent ratings for its warm, intimate approach—a genuinely family-like environment that larger chains cannot replicate. With extended care from 7 AM to 6 PM and flexible schedules (2, 3, or 5 days per week), it accommodates working families' needs. Using Learning Without Tears and Bible-based curriculum, the center emphasizes foundational academic skills and character development through weekly chapel, Bible stories, and monthly memory verses. The primary limitation is small capacity, which likely generates wait lists; additionally, the center does not accept child-care subsidies, so affordability may be constrained for lower-income families.

Safety9.0

Curriculum8.0

Art / Music7.0

Infant care8.0

Kindergarten readiness8.0

Teacher quality9.0

Compassion10.0

Management9.0

Culture9.0

Class sizes9.0

Extracurriculars7.0

Programs & curriculum

Curriculum & approach: Faith-based Christian preschool using the Learning Without Tears curriculum in the 3-Year-Old and Pre-K programs to introduce foundational academic skills. Includes an age-appropriate Bible curriculum with stories, monthly memory verses, and character development (kindness, honesty, respect) to prepare children for kindergarten.

Programs & activities: Weekly chapel with worship and Bible-story review beginning at 18 months, Bible-based lessons on the Fruit of the Spirit, and monthly memory verses and character-trait instruction.

What sets it apart: Locally owned, small Christian facility in the Chapel Creek community of Frisco, TX, serving infants through age 6. Operating hours are 7:00 am to 6:00 pm (full-time) or 8:30 am to 2:30 pm (part-time), with flexible enrollment of 2, 3, or 5 days per week.

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Top 100 in Texas

<a href="https://creativemindsmontessori.com/US-wide-childcare-preschool-rankings/texas/dallas-fort-worth/frisco/essentials-preschool/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:16px;padding:18px;background:#FFFBF0;border:1px solid #EDD97A;border-radius:10px;max-width:420px;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> <img src="https://creativemindsmontessori.com/US-wide-childcare-preschool-rankings/badges/rank-100-state.jpg" alt="Top 100 in Texas - Essentials Preschool - Frisco, TX" width="80" height="80" style="border-radius:8px;flex-shrink:0;" loading="lazy"> Top 100 in Texas Among the top 100 childcare centers statewide — a distinction earned by fewer than 1% of licensed centers across Texas. </a>

Most Compassionate

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Best Management

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